Matthew Williamson for H&M: Man Time!

Is it just me, or is the Matthew Williamson for H&M Men's collection, way cuter than the women's line he released in April? Well here comes installment number 2, featuring a Men's collection and Women's Swimwear Collection.

I want everything...including the sexy man in those Speedo shorts. Yum.

The Men's collection is set to debut May 14th...I hope I work in the store that day. Nothing is funnier than seeing men go crazy for clothes. They're worse than us ladies.

See more at www.nitrolicious.com

Color Me Bad

Oooo....me likes the colors

I found a company that's apparently been in the fashion game for a while. Claw Money.

Not sure what the name means. Lets check Urbandictionary....

Nothing. But I did get a definition for Jew Claw.

" A crippled hand, always pointing down, sometimes with retarded freaky-looking unmovable fingers, attached to an arm that's always bent at the elbow...Usually Jews have this novelty item, and they can use it for purposes such as picking money off of trees and attacking people."

I just report it people. These are not my words....LOL (Sorry if I offended anyone)

Anyway, Claw Money is known for its graffiti art, film, and fashion and is like known known in NYC. She blasted people out of the water back in the day with her graffiti tags, back when only the boys were allowed to play. She's crazy though and Nike and Calvin Klein are waiting in line to collab with this girl....so she must be doing something right.

I love the colors, the design....the graphics. It looks like a mix between MIA's line NEET and some Urban Outfitters shit but way more expensive. (MIA wears her stuff by the way...including Kanye, Santigold, and Cameron Diaz to name a few). She has Men's stuff, Women's stuff, Vintage stuff, Collector's Item stuff, Art Stuff, Book Stuff, Baby Stuff...Stuff Stuff. A damn empire.

Just check it out. Join the mailing list so you can be cool...Join the blog so you can be informed...and save up your pennies and buy a T so you can look dope too.

Find out more. www.clawmoney.com

That Balmain Jacket

The dog and pony show continues. This band jacket trend is getting out of control and a trend wouldn't be complete without a trickle-down, cheaper version for us commoners.

Alice + Olivia put out a less bling-ed out version of the Balmain band jacket....its not as cute but when you knock off $10,500 off the selling price...shit can happen. Or not happen.

So the question is posed, would you be snobby and go to full $11,400 for the true Balmain (name brand) OR settle for the blatant knock-off version for $500??? Are you bothered by the copy-cat syndrome?

What's so sad about this whole thing is the fact that I'm going to have to wait for the Target version for $39.99. That's more my price range.

Pictures above Alice + Olivia jacket on the far left, Balmain Spring 09 Runway version in middle, Balmain jacket on Netaporter.com on far right.

Watch Me Dammit

I haven't bought a watch since Sophomore year, Catholic school...FOSSIL.

But now, I have a reason to go and get a watch. And believe it or not, they are much cooler than FOSSIL...and Catholic school.

Normal Watches took the concept of a graphic-T, that was always talkin' shit...you know, "Real Girls Eat Meat", "Kiss Me I'm Irish", "I Like Ghetto Girls", "Obama For Yo Momma"....you get what I'm saying.

Anywho, they put these wonderful phrases inside the face of the watch. Cool right?

They are available at Urban Outfitters or Amazon and a few other spots...all around $28 not including shipping and tax and what-not. If you're a rebel like me and don't want to go with the rest of the crowd, I suggest you don't get the 'I Want Candy' watch. It's already kinda played out.

I wonder if you could get one personally made...I would want mine to say, "Big Baller, Shot Caller." And I want it in platinum or mustard. 'Cuz lets face it, That's me.

Find out more www.normalwatches.com

Dang! Your Hoodie is Fresh.

OMG. Champion...you know Champion hoodies and shit? They are having a competition to design your own hoodie, and the winner will have their hoodie produced. I'm having sooooo much fun playing around with all the different options. You can view all the other entries and see the finalists and quarterfinalists so far. I must admit, some of these are quite disgusting but it's not easy finalizing your decisions.

Go there. Go there NOW.

www.hoodieremix.com

Oh and if you're seriously trying to enter this contest, please read ALL the rules and regs. And just because all the options are there, doesn't mean they all have to go on the hoodie...lets not get crazy.

Note: Picture above is someone who did...

American Apparel The Beautiful

Two new things I'm excited to see at American Apparel...

1. Interlock One-shoulder Dress
2. Cotton Spandex Jersey Two-Face Legging

(pictured above)

Now, I know its a bad idea that I belong to the American Apparel mailing list. I receive online coupons, know about all the new new coming in the store, and I visit the site almost everyday just to look at all the pretty colors.

If you have never shopped at American Apparel, you need to get with the program. What the F*** are you waiting for? And if you're an addict like me, go ahead and join the mailing list.

Since I have your attention. Let me just show a few more things I'm excited about.
Whoo-hoo!


3. Printed Nylon Tricot Tank Dress
4. The Beach T

(pictured above again)

And if I could make a suggestion American Apparel people....can you put this store on every corner like Walgreens? Thank you.
And don't forget about the suburbs alright. We like spandex too. Shit.

Pics provided by www.americanapparel.net

Balmain: The Dog & Pony Show

There's two things I'm going to start, with this blog.

1. Celebrity sightings: What they wore, what I think, Runway to Realway.
2. Street Chic: Random people on the street, their style...etc. etc.

So to start with the first one. I must talk about my girl Rihanna. She was seen in L.A. this past weekend, shopping it up. She looks great (considering) and her home girl has on the denim hammer pants from H&M. Love those too.

Anywho, just wanted to show you the runway look and then the way she wore it. It looks great on her and I love her short wet & wavy doo.

Side Note: The jacket is by Balmain and it costs around $4,ooo. Of course not to over shadow Beyonce who wore the $11,400 version last month. (Guess Ri Ri knows not to out-do the 'Diva')

See the rest of the Balmain Spring 2009 collection at www.style.com. Picture provided by them as well.

Whitney Eve Fall 09

Hmm...

I don't know about this. As much as I heart Whitney Port...this collection is puzzling me. For some reason I thought it would be more chic, more NY....less LA, Pretty Pretty princess.

The collection is very 80's, dark with girly accents. It's way better than her Spring 09 collection so I guess she's evolving. And I know it will do better than Lauren Conrad's beach babe, Roxy knock-off (that has gone out of business by the way).

The clothes have lots of lace, lots of pink, and some prints. It consists of mini skirts, little black dresses, and long blazers.

Whitney Eve is the name of the line...I forget what the Eve stands for. I do like a few pieces though. I wonder what the price point will be too. Stay tuned for the entire collection, this is just a sneak-peek.

To see the pics go to www.fabsugar.com. I couldn't pull them...LOL

CIRCUS CIRCUS

The circus theme is definitely in the air....I can smell the elephant droppings from here.

Yuck.

Anyway, Pepper & Pistol has a new Fall 2009 collection out, inspired by the circus. I'm sure they meant Brittney Spear's song 'Circus', but I won't tell.

As designer Katrin Wiens explains, “The collection is inspired by the circus, the sinister clowns, the flying acrobats; it is a show of sequined wonders and phunny phools."

It's a lot of sequence, and suspenders (or braces in London), and ruffles. Yum.

Go to www.pepperandpistol.com for the full collection. The model looks more like a Geisha than a clown, but I guess they were trying to be more glamorous on that end...I don't know, whatever. Just look at the clothes.

Name Droppin' Is Officially On Crack.

Marc Jacobs has just released a new line of accessories for super-cheap and his name is all over this shit.

Its called 'Jacobs by Marc Jacobs for Marc by Marc Jacobs in collaboration with Marc Jacobs by Marc by Marc Jacobs.'

Sheesh.

So it's clearly a mockery of people who MUST plaster their name all over their merchandise to I guess show class or something. i.e. Baby Phat.

I love it, I think its hilarious and I love when things make fun of other people.

The Ceremony Has Begun.

YES!

Opening Ceremony has just launched a website. So for those of you who have traveled to LA and NYC just to buy these items, are in luck. For those of you (me) who can't afford this stuff, but you like to look at it and try to resemble everything you see, you are also in luck.

Just a little background info on OC:

It was established in 2002. They have stores in NYC and LA. They house Men and Women clothes. And right now, they are featuring such designers as Chloe Sevigny, Erin Wasson, Alexander Wang (my fav), and Rodarte just to name a few.

In case I haven't made this clear....THIS CLOTHES ARE EXPENSIVE AS HELL!!!! But chic....OUT OF YOUR PRICE RANGE, but beautifully designed and crafted. I looked and I couldn't find anything under $95. I honestly couldn't find anything under $600, but I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. Oh wait, I found a t-shirt for $95....and a teddy bear for $30. Yippee!

I think they're launching this website to make their shit more accessible. With the 'bad' economy and what-not, the rich need a little help getting to their favorite stores....they can't really afford to fly in these days. So sad....

Go to www.openingceremony.com. If you like to follow other blogs like me, you can do that on their site too.

Roses are Red, Kanye's are Too

WTF?!?

The ads for the Louis Vuitton shoe Kanye West designed have been leaked. I don't know whose idea it was to have West's new girlfriend Amber Rose in the photos....But I'm a little disturbed.
We all know Kanye likes getting a rise out of people, he knows whats sells...and I think he knows this is going to create tons of buzz too. Shit, I'm blogging about it so there ya go.

Leave a comment about what you think. And find out a tad bit more at www.nymag.com

Oh almost forgot because of someone's naked ass...THE SHOES ARE SET TO DEBUT SOON!

Go POP Bang!

M.I.A's got a little sister from a different daddy...and her name is Rye Rye, aka Ryeisha Berrain.
Rye Rye is from Baltimore and she's an extremely hyper 'rapper, remix master.'
Her hair is the color of Kool-aid, clothes are ripped up hand-me downs probably from M.I.A, and her sound is a mix between SantIgold (she changed her name), Kid Sister, and Chromeo.

She has dance beats like 'Bang' and 'Shake It to the Ground'. She was first noticed in M.I.A's 'Paper Planes' video, rocking the singers new clothing line N.E.E.T. and dancing like a maniac. She is only 18, is extra cocky, and is the first artist under M.I.A's record label...talk about lookin' out for your little sis.

Be looking out for this one. You can read all about her in the March issue of NYLON and you can get her first single, 'Bang' on I-tunes right now.

I think I'm just happy she wasn't rappin' about how her lipgloss be poppin' and what not...or her goodies, not her goodies.

Finally, some true...honest...gangster...Brooklyn type shit. LOL

PS: She's not really related to home girl.

Crown The Queen of Louis

Move over Kanye...there may be someone taking your title before you even legally change your name.

For all of you who loved the Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 campaigns with Madonna as the new ad model; you will be pleased to hear that they have asked her back for Fall 2009. Yippee!

Madonna looks beautiful in the ads, however the clothes would look beautiful on anyone really...even the annoying Paula Abdul. (they would never ask her obviously)

Anywho, for those of you who aren't aware...the Louis V Fall 09 show was a blast from the past. Dedicating the inspiration to the glamour 80's, Jacobs said... "I was thinking of all those great French muses of the late eighties."

Seeing that Madonna was almost as big as Michael Jackson and Prince combined in the late 80's, I think they made the right choice.

Stay tuned, the Fall ads usually appear in the June or July magazine issues....

Find out more www.nymag.com. Picture shown above is from the ads of Spring 2009.

I'm Super-Dope

Ah, Kanye West...

His debut clothing line Past Tell is said to be out any day now. He dedicated all his time since this past February to designing, swearing he will not tour until the summer in order to fully focus on his collection. As we all know, West is a perfectionist. He's been working on his collection for about 5 months now and is said to only have 4 items finalized; 3 garments and 1 belt....not even enough for a homeless person.

Kanye explains about how much he has loved clothes from even a young age. He mentions that when he was younger, he loved to draw shoes. He says, "Nobody — not even girls — loved clothes as much as me."

I'm excited to see what he's going to unveil; I expect nothing short of exclusive, bold, and highly overpriced items. And again, just when you think he's become a tad modest, he goes and says some more bullshit..."I don't have the traditional false modesty a celebrity's supposed to have," Kanye explains. "I can't lie to anybody about the way I feel about myself; I'm too dope. I'm super-dope."

Yes Kanye...we know.

Picture provided by Getty Images, pictured with Karl Lagerfeld. Outfit shown not necessarily apart of Past Tell.

WAL-chic, Style-MART

I have a new favorite store. It's big, it's blue, and the prices are Always affordable.

Walmart

I know what you're thinking and no I'm not on crack. I have friend that always shops there and she tells me that I need to get with the program. So I am...




They have a designer collaboration with Norma Kamali, the shit is so cute it made it to this month's Bazaar. She designed an all in one Jersey top that you can do 8 different outfits with and it's only $20. The sizes range from XS-2XL. Which is fantastic. I'm ordering one now as I type and the shipping is only $0.97. You can't get a better deal than that.

Other designs by Kamali include the cutest plaid skirt, other jersey dresses, a beautiful gray blazer, organic tees, pencil skirts, swimsuits, jeans, etc...etc... and EVERYTHING IS $20 AND UNDER.

I'm going to Walmart tonight so I can try everything on. Maybe I can get buy my groceries while I'm there. I'm so excited.

I apologize to those in the city, but that's what the internet is for. So start typin'.

Find out more at www.walmart.com

Random Info: For those of you who have Diabetes, your prescription meds are only going to be $4.

I Heart his Taco Meat!!!!

Taco meat is back. I don't mean the meat in your Taco, I mean the hair on his chest.

Spring 2009 has seen a chest hair revival on the Runways of Prada and Dolce & Gabbana to name a few, and on celebrities like Kanye West.

Wear your open button-up or low v-neck T with a blazer and chest piece (large chest tattoo) and the ladies will come a flocking. Trust me...

Just for kicks, I have a few definitions from Urbandictionary.com letting you uneducated folk know a little something about black man chest hair.

Taco Meat defined:

1. nappy, black, balled up hairs, which resemble crumbled ground beef. Can be in the "kitchen" (back of head) or on any part of the body.

2. dark colored chest hair

Find out more at www.men.style.com/details

The One and Only

Diesel just got sexier. Common has launched a new cologne with the denim label called Only The Brave.
The bottle is shaped like a big ass fist and is said to 'embody the spirit of only the brave.'

Hmmm...if this cologne was called 'I'm bald and sexy' then I think it would be perfect for Common to represent...but I don't get the Brave part of this whole deal.

There's more..."Inspired by visionary artists, icons and rebels, Only The Brave is a fragrance about seizing opportunities and making a difference. Only The Brave boasts the determination and strength to overcome adversity and make a mark."

So I guess it makes sense after you read the whole inspiration because Common is very visionary...I stand corrected.

The cologne launched on April 3rd and it is said to smell like leather and woody accords...


Find out more www.diesel.com.

Where is my MEAD notebook paper?

Have you heard of this guy Kiel Mead? Well I just saw his new Frec Specs and I love them. Every hipster in America has a pair of huge 70s/80s clear glasses that aren't prescription.

Side note: If I get asked one more time if my punched-out framed glasses are prescription, I'm going to scream. Clearly there is absolutely no glass or plastic in these frames. Dang.

Anyways, Mr. Mead is my new fav boyfriend. He creates these glasses with freckles. So when you wear them, you instantly have freckles!!! Cool right?

He also has rings, bracelets, gum, necklaces, cameras...everything. Like a hip Martha Stewart or something. Finally, being nerdy is cool!!!!

Find out more about my new homie at www.kielmead.com. Frec Specs pictured above.

Peter Cottontail

I think powder pink may be my new fav color. Wanna know why? Because the men love it as their new "tighty-whity" color of choice.

Jockey reports a 62% increase in their Y-front pink briefs. Guess when you guys feel low, you want something happy going on in your pants...happy as in girly pink.

Other colors that are doing well are baby-blue, orange, and pistachio-green...just in time for Easter.

Find out more at www.jockey.com

P.S. For those of you (ladies) who haven't been to this site...um, the men's section is very entertaining. LOL

New Music: I Poke Her Face

To continue with my MEN'S ONLY blogs this week. I must share some information with you about two of my favs, one new fav, and one hoe fav. That's right my boyfriends Common and Kanye, sprinkled with a little Cudi and topped off with little Lady Gaga. Now, I know Gaga isn't a man, but sometimes she looks like one and she likes girls sometimes, and she's kinda nasty so she fits in here perfectly.

Anyway, listen to the song. I love it and I think you'll love it too. It's called 'I Poke Her Face' a play off the title of Gaga's latest single, 'Poker Face.' The song is bold and basically says what you think it's going to say....very sexual (it pretty much works for everyone).

Look to your right for the play link.

Oh and find out a tad bit more at www.nymag.com

P.S. Kanye says the denim vest is back. Those who can, please do.

White Pants Aren't Just For Colonel Sanders Anymore

This week I'm going to dedicate all my blogs to the MEN. I don't really know why...but they need love too right? I started with a little taste last week talking about my twin boyfriends Dee and Ricky now we continue with a White Hot Trend Alert.

White Denim

Now, we all know about the banned Labor Day Rule. "No white after...blah blah". Even if you STILL follow this, you have quite a few months to get your white on. Literally.

Guys don't be afraid to wear white denim, you know all your blue jeans are dogged and raggedy from this ferrible winter we had, so why not try something new and fresh.

Just a few rules you must follow, ok?
1. Don't buy them too tight. White skinny jeans are out of the question. Crotch-huggers in white? Yuck. They should be a nice straight leg version, a little loose...not too tight.
2. Wash after one wear. I repeat. WASH AFTER ONE WEAR. Nothing is nastier than some dirty ass white jeans.
3. Stay away from the see-through, cheap white denim.
4. In case your jeans are a little on the thin side, wear dark briefs. Just like the ladies with white bras under white shirts, white tighty-whities under white jeans is not good. No one wants to see the shape of your underwear...
5. Wear them with a thin leather belt, a polo, button-down shirt, or nice blazer. Stay away from fabrics that bleed because it will be all over that expensive denim by hour 2.

I have a few more rules but these should get you in the right direction. You can find great options at of course H&M (Divided Blue), Urban Outfitters, Guess, True Religion, and DKNY.

Good luck baby.

Pictures by Rock and Republic Men's Spring 09

You Broke My Heart: Because It's Made of Legos.

So...I'm in a relationship. Let me give you details. They are super cute, talented, a little young, and twins. Yes, I have two boyfriends. One named Dee and the other named Ricky.

Dee and Ricky Jackson that is...and guess how they made it big? Playing with TOYS.

These 21 year old, Staten Island boys were first discovered a few years back by Marc Jacobs' boo. They made a belt with their Playstation controllers and Marc saw them, had to have them...long story short, they designed belts and hair bows for Marc Jacobs Spring 2008 line. And that shit was made of Legos.

Now naturally I'm salty because I didn't think of this shit first, but I am in awe. Like, Playstations and Legos? And to make you even more jealous, Kanye West has taken a liking to them too. I wonder if it was his idea for the Lego Heart...808's and Heartbreak? Kind of a connection right?

Anyways, I know I'm behind on this because I read about them in last month's VIBE for goodness sake. LOL...

Find out more about them out there in the Black-hipster, Kid Cudi listenin', Nike lovin', M.I.A dressin', American Apparel stalking world of 20 somethings...

You can look at some pretty pictures at www.deeandricky.com and try not to cry yourself to sleep.

I've already started...Deg.

"The Runway I Once Walked Down"

Cool title right? LOL

The Project Runway lawsuit has finally been settled. NBC guru, whatever his name, will be paid for the show moving to Lifetime. And I just found out that Season 6 of Project was shot in L.A....

WTF?!!?

So was Tim in L.A. too? Because he desperately needs a tan.

Anyway, I really have no comment on this because of my past blogs, but I am disgusted with 2 things.

1. ) Lifetime:
Any other channel would have been better than Lifetime. VH1 (sluts and whores), History Channel (old sluts and whores), PBS (boring sluts and whores), or AE (gangsta/mafia sluts and whores)

B.) L.A
Um...Chi-town right? Maybe not.

Stay tuned for show times...it will be on Sundays probably right after "The Husband I thought I knew"...and right before, "My daughter's little Secret".

I don't know where you can find out more about this...sorry.
Pic provided by www.nymag.com